Modi Most Popular World Leader On Twitter After Obama

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in the Oval Office Â of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama and India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that "it is time to set a new agenda" between their countries, addressing concerns that the world's two largest democracies have grown apart. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Washington: According to the Digital Policy Council, a nonpartisan think tank, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the second largest number of followers after U.S. President Barack Obama among all world leaders on Twitter.

According to the Washington Times, Modi has nearly nine million followers while Obama retains the number one spot with 51 million followers on the social networking site, states the research.